Where does “tetramethylene” come from?
tetramethylene (English) comes from English methylene, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.
tetramethylene (English): A hypothetical hydrocarbon, CH, analogous to...
Definitions
- A hypothetical hydrocarbon, CH, analogous to...
Ancestry of “tetramethylene”, step by step
tetramethylene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English methylene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | methylene | The divalent radical CH< in which the free... |
| 2 | French | méthylène | methylene |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέθυ | wine |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | métʰu | intoxicating drink; mead |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰu | honey; honey wine, mead |
via English tetra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tetra | Any of numerous species of small South American... |
| 2 | Translingual | Tetragonopterus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |